PropertyValueConverterFactory (Spring Data Core 2.7.2 API)

```
public interface PropertyValueConverterFactory
```
A factory providing value converters.
Depending on the applications' need factories can be chained and the resulting converter may be cached.

Since:

2.7

Author:

Christoph Strobl

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static PropertyValueConverterFactory`	`beanFactoryAware(BeanFactory beanFactory)` Obtain a `PropertyValueConverterFactory` capable of looking up/creating the `PropertyValueConverter` via the given `BeanFactory`.
`static PropertyValueConverterFactory`	`caching(PropertyValueConverterFactory factory)` Obtain a `PropertyValueConverterFactory` that will cache `PropertyValueConverter` instances per `PersistentProperty`.
`static PropertyValueConverterFactory`	`chained(List<PropertyValueConverterFactory> factoryList)` Obtain a `PropertyValueConverterFactory` that will try to obtain a `PropertyValueConverter` from the given list of `factories` by returning the first non null one.
`static PropertyValueConverterFactory`	`chained(PropertyValueConverterFactory... factories)` Obtain a `PropertyValueConverterFactory` that will try to obtain a `PropertyValueConverter` from the given array of `factories` by returning the first non null one.
`static PropertyValueConverterFactory`	`configuredInstance(ValueConverterRegistry<?> registrar)` Obtain a `PropertyValueConverterFactory` capable of looking up the `PropertyValueConverter` in the given `PropertyValueConverterRegistrar`.
`<DV,SV,C extends ValueConversionContext<?>> PropertyValueConverter<DV,SV,C>`	`getConverter(Class<? extends PropertyValueConverter<DV,SV,C>> converterType)` Get the converter by its type.
`default <DV,SV,P extends ValueConversionContext<?>> PropertyValueConverter<DV,SV,P>`	`getConverter(PersistentProperty<?> property)` Get the `PropertyValueConverter` applicable for the given `PersistentProperty`.
`static PropertyValueConverterFactory`	`simple()` Obtain a simple `PropertyValueConverterFactory` capable of instantiating `PropertyValueConverter` implementations via their default `Constructor` or in case of an `Enum` accessing the first enum value.

- Method Detail
  - getConverter
```
@Nullable
default <DV,SV,P extends ValueConversionContext<?>> PropertyValueConverter<DV,SV,P> getConverter(PersistentProperty<?> property)
```
    Get the PropertyValueConverter applicable for the given PersistentProperty.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    DV - domain-specific type.
    
    SV - store-native type.
    
    P - value conversion context to use.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    can be null.
  - getConverter
```
@Nullable
<DV,SV,C extends ValueConversionContext<?>> PropertyValueConverter<DV,SV,C> getConverter(Class<? extends PropertyValueConverter<DV,SV,C>> converterType)
```
    Get the converter by its type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    DV - domain-specific type.
    
    SV - store-native type.
    
    C - value conversion context to use.
    
    Parameters:
    
    converterType - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    can be null.
  - simple
```
static PropertyValueConverterFactory simple()
```
    Obtain a simple PropertyValueConverterFactory capable of instantiating PropertyValueConverter implementations via their default Constructor or in case of an Enum accessing the first enum value.
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of PropertyValueConverterFactory.
  - beanFactoryAware
```
static PropertyValueConverterFactory beanFactoryAware(BeanFactory beanFactory)
```
    Obtain a PropertyValueConverterFactory capable of looking up/creating the PropertyValueConverter via the given BeanFactory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    beanFactory - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of PropertyValueConverterFactory.
  - configuredInstance
```
static PropertyValueConverterFactory configuredInstance(ValueConverterRegistry<?> registrar)
```
    Obtain a PropertyValueConverterFactory capable of looking up the PropertyValueConverter in the given PropertyValueConverterRegistrar.
    
    Parameters:
    
    registrar - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of PropertyValueConverterFactory.
  - chained
```
static PropertyValueConverterFactory chained(PropertyValueConverterFactory... factories)
```
    Obtain a PropertyValueConverterFactory that will try to obtain a PropertyValueConverter from the given array of factories by returning the first non null one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    factories - must not be null nor contain null values.
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of PropertyValueConverterFactory.
  - chained
```
static PropertyValueConverterFactory chained(List<PropertyValueConverterFactory> factoryList)
```
    Obtain a PropertyValueConverterFactory that will try to obtain a PropertyValueConverter from the given list of factories by returning the first non null one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    factoryList - must not be null nor contain null values.
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of PropertyValueConverterFactory.
  - caching
```
static PropertyValueConverterFactory caching(PropertyValueConverterFactory factory)
```
    Obtain a PropertyValueConverterFactory that will cache PropertyValueConverter instances per PersistentProperty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    factory - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of PropertyValueConverterFactory.

Interface PropertyValueConverterFactory

Method Summary

Method Detail

getConverter

getConverter

simple

beanFactoryAware

configuredInstance

chained

chained

caching